Celia E. Thomas, 96, of Oswego, Kansas, died at 6:45 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2010, at Oswego Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born September 17, 1913, in Evergreen, Texas, to Rubin and Celia L.E. (Mullinax) Martin. As a young girl, she attended schools in both Evergreen and Baytown, Texas.
She and her husband, John E. Thomas, lived in Texas City and later, Houston, where she worked as a grocery checker, clerk in a variety store, and until the age of 70 in a hardware store. Following retirement, she returned to Evergreen, then moved to Cleveland, Texas, before moving to Kansas 18 years ago to be near family.
She was a member of the Church of Christ in Evergreen and had attended the Friendship Friends Church near Hallowell, Kansas. She enjoyed fishing, quilting, reading, playing board games and dominoes.
Survivors include:
One Son – Johnny Thomas Conroe, TX
One Daughter – Maye Orem Oswego, KS
Fifteen Grandchildren
Twenty-Three Great-Grandchildren
Three Great-Great-Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas, in December 1972; six brothers, one sister and two daughters.
Burial will be in Cleveland City Cemetery in Cleveland, Texas. Local arrangements are under the direction of Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont, KS. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Celia E. Thomas, please visit our flower store.
She was born September 17, 1913, in Evergreen, Texas, to Rubin and Celia L.E. (Mullinax) Martin. As a young girl, she attended schools in both Evergreen and Baytown, Texas.
She and her husband, John E. Thomas, lived in Texas City and later, Houston, where she worked as a grocery checker, clerk in a variety store, and until the age of 70 in a hardware store. Following retirement, she returned to Evergreen, then moved to Cleveland, Texas, before moving to Kansas 18 years ago to be near family.
She was a member of the Church of Christ in Evergreen and had attended the Friendship Friends Church near Hallowell, Kansas. She enjoyed fishing, quilting, reading, playing board games and dominoes.
Survivors include:
One Son – Johnny Thomas Conroe, TX
One Daughter – Maye Orem Oswego, KS
Fifteen Grandchildren
Twenty-Three Great-Grandchildren
Three Great-Great-Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas, in December 1972; six brothers, one sister and two daughters.
Burial will be in Cleveland City Cemetery in Cleveland, Texas. Local arrangements are under the direction of Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont, KS. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Celia E. Thomas, please visit our flower store.
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